But, amid dire warnings that the package of across-the-board spending cuts and tax increases could tipthe US back into recession, lawmakers pushed back the spending cuts by two months, saying the delay would give them time to shape a larger budget deal.
In this situation, it appears that the unnamed Board Member not only was unaware that thetip would be used for trading purposes, but also failed to receive any personal benefit from thetip.
The police had responded to a tip-off from the Edexcel exam board that GCSE pupils at the college were being coached using the real exam papers they were due to sit the next day.
And when I wandered up to the deck at night, it was easy to imagine how frightened the passengers on boardthe Costa Concordia would have been when the boat first hit ground and then started to tip over in the dark.